To celebrate Vikings Live, we have replaced our Roman alphabet with the runic alphabet used by the Vikings, the Scandinavian ‘Younger Futhark’. The ‘Younger Futhark’ has only 16 letters, so we have used some of the runic letters more than once or combined two runes for one Roman letter.

Donate an object to the Museum

The British Museum is very grateful to those who donate objects
to its collection and under the UK’s Cultural Gifts Scheme, tax
reduction is available for income tax, capital gains or corporation
tax liabilities when donating an object to the British Museum.

Acceptance in Lieu

The Acceptance in Lieu scheme enables UK tax payers to transfer
important works of art and other heritage objects to the nation
while paying Inheritance Tax, or one of its earlier forms. The
taxpayer is given the full open market of the item, which, if
appropriate, is then allocated to the Museum.

Acquisitions

The Trustees of the British Museum are obliged to make sure that
every acquisition is in line with its policy, and that we have the
resources to conserve and store donated objects appropriately. If
the Museum cannot accommodate your gift, it may be able to suggest
an alternative recipient.